Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-25

self. He said. usually, about the sth OF
each month there came 10 the once nfe OF
six thousand dollars. He stated thst ne
had no suspicion that Ham was one OF tne
robbers until be heard his voice. WITNESS
il Ga years old.
ssver.l o.her witnesses were examined
for the prosecution, but their evidence
only e~or.oborated the testimony given BY
Mr.. Southern.
Following is the testimony OF the de-
fendsnts:
II. Stephens sworn-I was in bed when
Wells, Fargo's Office was robbed; l mad
been in PAlissde about IL or IA days
| ureyioCs TO that time; l went to bed
that evening st 10 minutes to 10 O'Clock;
Palisade people generally keep railroad
time; in the early part Of the evening,
up 10 S:45. l had been IN the sitting
room of the hotel; At that time 1 went
N the barroon TO see Ham, and re-
NAMED there until $40, and then re-
turned to the sitting-room; l remained
| there a few minutes, and then went out
and locked up the chicken coop at the
| reaues. Of Mrs. Baum; | then returned
10 the house, and gave her the chicken
\ house kew; / then went to my room, II
WAS then near 10 o'clock; l don't think
was awake 20 minutes after | went to
bed: awakened when officer Jewell
knocked at she front door; l heard him
talking to Baum; then he came TO my
room, and told Ham and myself about
the robbery; Jewell asked Ham to get
up and help him hunt the men; Ham
did so. Before going out OF The
room Ham put on s light-colored hat;
told him he was foolish to do so, as II
would furnish 8 good mark to shoot at,
and told him be had better take my hat,
which he did; be then went out with jew
ell, and returned about LIS o'clock,
When he came In at this time be requested
me 20 wake him up in time for No. 5 train
sc he had promised 10 watch the train; ht
told me that the parties suspected were
rough characters, and he (Ham) had
wanted TO go to Carlin. but they would
not furnish him the means. and did no
nave the nerve to go with him. | neyel
owned q revolver in my life; | an mai
enough to take my own part without thu
use OF q weapon. Officer Kelly has in
terviewed me since l have been in Jail; b.
came in one day and said be desired Il
have a talk with me that evening; | said
all RICH; be came back in the evening
and took me from the Jail into tn
Sheriff's Office; he said, Stephens, l tall
TO you as a friend; / saved you from be
ing hanged at Palisade; he said Han
had told him he would never soueal on me
and l Kelly believe you are innocent an
I want TO help you; and that be would no
do anything for Ham; BE told mc tina
Ham was going to turn States evidence
aud tina. il | had anything to do with th'
crime, to own up. and il would be bette
for me; He said Ham bad no friends il
the town, but that l bad; I told him tbs
l would rather go up than convict an in
uocent man; Kelly gave me a dollar in tn
office; I examined it very closely, TO see
there we're any marks on it; | have beef
suspicious all the time OF the officers. lee
they might put up a job on me; | know
was searched thoroughly when | was place.
in Jail, but thought the officers might sa.
| had concealed money in my mouth;
think / could hold six or seven dollar
there; never said in the Justice court q
Palisade that l would be willing to serve
sentence OF eight years in order to ge
even on the District Attorney but / viii
state here, With my right band uplifted
tHtt II L AL lOuuu 6dAlbys duu rcutchOC'
to prison. that l will take an oath to hsv
revenge when my term Of sentence is com
pleted.
George Ham sworn-Stephens and my
self have been kept apart. / have been ar
; preached by officer Kelly; he never sait
much TO me; be tried 40 get ms to tel
something / knew nothing about. 1t
3 lie, as far my saying l would not squea
on my partner. l understood Kelly to b
trying to get me to turn States evidence
| have not owned a revolver for a yea
aud five days; / had no revolver at Pail
SADIE. l owned the shirt found. / hai
the same clothing on the night Of the rob
berry that | have on now. except q pair Q
overalls. / went to bed about $50 or 9:45
did not look at the clock; / first got u
when Jewell and Baum came 20 my room
l had not been up before; / had thes
same cloths on when I was in the sitting
room and when / went to bed, and pu
the same cloths on when l got up: / too
the o~veralls off in the morning before
was arrested.
i At the conclusion OF District Attorne
Beatty's argument, it took Judge Fitzger
aid 25 minutes to read his charge to th
jury. It was very elaborate, and covereD
all the law points involved in the case.
At $3.50 O'Clock P. NJ. the jury retired
and up to II O'Clock P. M. had not come in